The Federal Court has agreed that a former Rivers (Australia) Pty Ltd employee can call evidence from two other former employees about alleged conduct by the company's owner towards them to prove sexual harassment allegations she has made against him and the company.
Kovacic welcomed to FWC bench; Quarterly days lost to industrial disputes return to near historic lows; FWC to run entry permit webinar next week; & Correction: Toll
All is quiet for now at Glencore Xstrata's northern Queensland Collinsville coal mine after outgoing managing contractor Thiess laid off 400 workers on Saturday, but a battle is brewing over the Swiss mining giant's plans to re-open the mine as a greenfields site with a new workforce.
The Federal Circuit Court has found a rail company took unlawful adverse action when it dismissed a locomotive driver who became sick and anxious and couldn't go through with a competency assessment six weeks after he was involved in a crash.
The Toll Group and the TWU have reached an "in principle" agreement for the company's 10,000-strong workforce, delivering a potential pay increase of 15.25% over four years and a commitment to maintain employer super contributions at 3% above the statutory minimum.
In a decision that has the potential to expand the number of general protections cases, a Fair Work Commission full bench headed by the president has ruled that the tribunal has no power to dismiss an application on jurisdictional grounds and must hold a conference once a claim has been lodged.
A Chinese company that brought 24 workers to Australia to dismantle machinery and paid them just a portion of their total wage during the four-plus months they were here – with the balance then delivered on their return to China – has been fined $14,850.
